Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 18:40
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 122 63% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 315 34% 272 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4550 3,005 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0002) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 72 78 80 79 73 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.2% Average	Read 195 Write 199 Mixed 172 SusWrite 77.8 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 29.1 96% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 43.8 37% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 134%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 347GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 72 78 80 79 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 125 Write 109 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 78.1 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB 633 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 823 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	228x
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	222x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	194x

GPU
Radeon HD 4550ATIBench 1%, 3,005 samples	72x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	71x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	69x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	13x

RAM
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 202 samples	16x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBUnknownBench 36%, 633 samples	15x
KP223C-ELD 4x2GBUnknownBench 35%, 110 samples	15x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16